Voters choose NOTA over candidates with tainted images
The alarming rate in which voters with NOTA choice is increasing, it is a matter of great concern in the democratic set up.
The alarming rate in which voters with NOTA choice is increasing, it is a matter of great concern in the democratic set up.
The Indore Lok Sabha seat in Madhya Pradesh created a record of the highest NOTA votes, which crossed the one lakh figure by 12 noon on Tuesday.
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud issued the notice to the poll panel.
More people opted for NOTA than AAP in 25 assembly segments.
According to reports, in the 2017 Vidhan Sabha elections in the state, 34,232 voters pressed NOTA and rejected all the candidates.
Mainstream political parties notwithstanding, this election could actually be a turning point for gender equality in the country, should various other factors fall into place.
In Jaipur's Malviya Nagar seat, Congress candidate Archana Sharma lost to BJP's Ashok Saraf, the Health Minister, by 1,704 votes while NOTA gained 2,371 votes, Election Commission statistics show.
‘Patriotism is the last refuge for a scoundrel,’ Dr Samuel Johnson said. In George Bernard Shaw’s words, ‘Politics is the last resort for the scoundrel.’
Startled by the BJP’s pitiable showing in the RK Nagar by-election where it polled less votes than NOTA, party leader…
NOTA (None of the Above) option got 2.5 times more votes than the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the 29…
